RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
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Entry number
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CZ-6A DEB

CZ-6A DEB (NORAD 61460) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 January 2026.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
61460
International designator
2024-140ZS
Object type
Fragment
Country
China
Parent launched
6 Aug 2024Taiyuan
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jan 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
1 year, 4 months513 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
89.1°N to 89.1°SFinal inclination 89.1°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 89.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.1°N and 89.1°S.

Life in orbit

CZ-6A DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 1 Jan 2026

2 entries
PendingNOAA 16 DEBPendingOBJECT A
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